In other words, the length of a Strand of Spaghetti (thickness) is 0.0012 times 56.40 inches.

(average; restaurant and supermarket applications) (based on FMA Omcan Italian Made TR50 Counter Top Pasta Machine Extruder 13317)
An average strand of restaurant-grade spaghetti measures 0.067 inches in thickness. In 2010, a California Buca di Beppo set a world record by preparing a 13,780-lb bowl of spaghetti, served in a swimming pool.

In other words, 56.40 inches is 1,150 times the length of a Grain of Sand, and the length of a Grain of Sand is 0.00087 times that amount.

(medium grain)Composed mainly of quartz, mica, feldspar, or magnetite, a grain of sand measures an average of 0.0492 inches. In 2007, a team of seven in Myrtle Beach created the world's tallest sandcastle, which measured 594 inches in height.

It's about one-one-thousand-five-hundredth as long as The Preakness Stakes.

In other words, 56.40 inches is 0.0007496013 times the length of The Preakness Stakes, and the length of The Preakness Stakes is 1,334.043 times that amount.

(Pimlico Race Course, Baltimore, Maryland) (total race length)The total race length of the Preakness Stakes run at the Pimlico Race Course is 75,240 inches. Dubbed "the race for the Black-eyed Susans" after Maryland's state flower, the winning horse is actually draped with a garland of painted yellow daisies, as Black-eyed Susans do not bloom in time for the late-May race.

It's about one-one-thousand-five-hundredth as long as The Kentucky Derby.

In other words, 56.40 inches is 0.000712121 times the length of The Kentucky Derby, and the length of The Kentucky Derby is 1,404.260 times that amount.

(Churchill Downs, Louisville, Kentucky) (total race length)The total race length of the Kentucky Derby run at Churchill Downs is 79,200 inches. First run in 1864, the Kentucky Derby is one of the oldest continuously-running sporting events in America, almost two years older than the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show

It's about one-one-thousand-five-hundredth as long as The Beast (Roller Coaster).

In other words, 56.40 inches is 0.0006387 times the length of The Beast (Roller Coaster), and the length of The Beast (Roller Coaster) is 1,566 times that amount.

(King's Island Amusement Park; Mason, OH)The roller coaster The Beast is 88,310 inches in length. On its twenty-fifth year of operation in 2004, The Beast was awarded the Landmark Award by the American Coaster Enthusiasts as a historically significant roller coaster.

It's about one-one-thousand-five-hundredth as long as The Belmont Stakes.

In other words, 56.40 inches is 0.0005934343 times the length of The Belmont Stakes, and the length of The Belmont Stakes is 1,685.1070 times that amount.

(Belmont Park, Elmont, New York) (total race length)The total race length of the Belmont Stakes run at Belmont Park is 95,040 inches. It was during the 1974 Belmont Stakes that Secretariat set an America Grade 1 stakes record in winning by a distance of about 2,976 inches

It's about one-one-thousand-five-hundredth as long as Steel Dragon 2000.

In other words, 56.40 inches is 0.0005779 times the length of Steel Dragon 2000, and the length of Steel Dragon 2000 is 1,730 times that amount.

(a.k.a. スチールドラゴン2000) (Nagashima Span Land; Kuwana, Mie Prefecture, Japan)The roller coaster Steel Dragon 2000 is 97,600 inches in length. It is one of only two operating "Gigacoasters" (meaning its height is between 3,600 inches and 4,788 inches) in the world, having a height of 3,819 inches.